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Clergy-Perpetrated Sexual Abuse in Ghana: A Media Content Analysis of Survivors, Offenders, and Offence Characteristics
Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, West Yorkshire, UK; Department of Psychology, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana; Centre for Suicide and Violence Research, Accra, Ghana.
Pentecost University College, Accra, Ghana.
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
Örebro University, School of Law, Psychology and Social Work.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1630-4418
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2022 (English)In: Journal of religion and health, ISSN 0022-4197, E-ISSN 1573-6571, Vol. 61, no 4, p. 3028-3054Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

While there are no official data and published studies on clergy-perpetrated sexual abuse (CPSA) from Ghana, local media reports continue to show worrying trends of the phenomenon. We drew on 73 media reports from January 2000 to March 2019, to describe the offence characteristics and profiles of the perpetrators and survivors of CPSA in Ghana. The findings showed females aged 10-19 as predominant survivors. The perpetrators were all males found guilty of lone rape, incest, defilement, indecent assault, sodomy, attempted rape, or gang rape. A preventive measure could involve streamlining the recruitment, training, and leadership structures of the church.

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Springer, 2022. Vol. 61, no 4, p. 3028-3054
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Clergy, Clergy-perpetrated sexual abuse, Ghana, Neo-prophetic ministry, Sexual abuse
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Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-94581DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01430-3ISI: 000698144200001PubMedID: 34545455Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85115170304OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-94581DiVA, id: diva2:1597394
Available from: 2021-09-27 Created: 2021-09-27 Last updated: 2022-11-30Bibliographically approved

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